Project Gotham Racing 2 Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

There
are seven different race types in Project Gotham Racing 2. You can play all of
them during single player or multiplayer/online.

Street RacesA race against
a pack of other cars. The number of cars varies between three and seven. During
the Kudos World Series you are required to get third or higher in each Street
Race. However, if you are going for a Gold ranking, you need to come in second
and if you are going for Platinum, you need to come in first.

One on OneA simple race
against a lone car. Obviously you just need to beat this car in order to
win.

Cone ChallengesThink of
this type of race as a trick attack. You need to rack up the Kudos in order to
win here, which means lots of power slides and lots of 360 turns. To make
matters worse, there are cones on the track that will cancel out the Kudos
you've racked up if you come in contact with them. There are two types of cones:
yellow and orange. Yellow ones force you to take a predetermined course, while
orange cones act as gates that give you a couple of Kudos points whenever you
pass through them. These gates are extremely important because they allow you to
earn more Kudos through multipliers. By going through these gates, you're able
to rack up even more points than you would if you didn't pass through them. In
order to get Platinum or Golds in any Cone Challenge event, you're going to need
to combo your Kudos points by using these cone gates.

Hot Lap/Timed RunsA race
where you must beat a specified course in the time given. The difference between
a Hot Lap and a Time Race is that the former is one lap, while the latter is
multiple laps.

OvertakeThe objective here
is to overtake the specified amount of cars in the given time. There will be
seven cars you can pass, but you only need to pass the amount needed. There is
no laps here, just a time limit. Be careful though, if a car that you overtook
earlier passes you by, they can still come back and overtake you.

Speed CameraYour goal here
is to pass by the speed camera at the end of the track above the speed specified
in the challenge. The difficulty you choose determines the target speed you need
to pass.

Kudos Point
SystemKudos are points given for your racing style.
You can attain them by performing certain actions during a race, such as power
sliding or driving on two wheels. You also get Kudos at the end of a race
depending on certain criteria. Kudos points are needed in order to raise your
Kudos rank. By raising your rank you're able to attain Kudos tokens which allows
you to purchase new vehicles.

There are over a dozen ways to get Kudos in PGR2. Most
of them are fairly easy to attain, but the best ones obviously come from
performing high-risk moves. In order to increase the number of Kudos you can get
in a race, you'll need to combo tricks together. Once you perform one action
that earns you Kudos, you have a short period of time to perform another action.
String more moves together and you'll earn more Kudos via a combo multiplier.
However, the combo comes to an end when you can no longer string together moves,
or if you hit a barrier or cone within the course. Luckily, your combo does not
end if you make contact with another car, nor does it dissolve Kudos from your
first moves. You'll only lose your most recent Kudos whenever you crash.

Here are the ways you can earn Kudos in PGR2:

Nice Slide:

Whenever you power slide with your
vehicle, you earn 10 points for every second you slide.

Good Line: If you follow
the proper line during a turn, you will earn points.

Two Wheels: If your car
pops up onto two wheels, you get points for as long as your car is in that
position.

Cool Air: You will earn
points as long as your car is in the air.

360: If you can do a
360-degree spin during a race, you will get kudos for it

Clean Section: Go from
checkpoint to checkpoint without crashing, you will earn this bonus

Clean Race: Get through a
race without crashing to earn this.

Sweet Overtake: Occurs
when you pass a car.

Great Drafting: Enter a
car's slipstream to earn points as long as you are in it.

Time Bonus: You earn
points for remaining time left during timed races.

Fast Lap: If you get the
fastest lap of the race, you earn this bonus.

Position: You earn this
bonus by placing third or higher in a race.

Cone Gates: Go through
the orange cone gates to get this bonus.

Completion: You will earn
a certain number of Kudos for finishing a challenge

Kudos Rank,
Tokens and MedalsIn PGR2, you have what's called a Kudos rank.
You start at rank one and you work your way up by earning more Kudos during a
race. As you rank up, you also earn Kudos Tokens to purchase new cars. Once you
ascend to the higher Kudos ranks, you'll start earning more tokens.
Unfortunately, the cars you need to purchase will also cost more, so you're
pretty much screwed in that respect.

The medals earned in the Kudos World Series are based on
the difficulty of the challenge. The two lowest medals you can earn are Steel
and Bronze, while the highest are Gold and Platinum. When you have earned a
medal, you also earn Kudos as well. The amount of Kudos breaks down like
this:

Platinum Medal: 5000
Kudos

Gold: 3000 Kudos

Silver: 1500 Kudos

Bronze: 750 Kudos

Steel: 500 Kudos

Once you have finished the Kudos World Series, you will
also unlock other cars depending on the medals you have earned thus far.